2026 Fall
CIVENG 200A 001 - LEC 001
Environmental Fluid Mechanics I
Fotini Katopodes Chow
Class #:29049
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
19
Enrolled: 46
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 65
Waitlist Max: 20
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
MON, DECEMBER 14TH
11:30 am - 02:30 pm
Stanley 106
Other classes by Fotini Katopodes Chow
+ 1 Independent Study
Course Catalog Description
Fundamental fluid mechanics with application to the environment. Analytical solutions and numerical modeling of advection-diffusion and Navier-Stokes equations, with a focus on understanding both the numerical techniques needed to predict environmental flow and transport and the underlying physical processes described by the mathematical equations. Fluid kinematics, scalar transport, numerical error and stability analysis, scaling analysis, channel flows, Stokes flows, and introduction to turbulence.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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